Hi, Mr. Thomson, For information about Shan, please contact to the following person at the given address. She has been doing research on the heritage of Shan nationals. I'm sure she might be able to help you out. Good luck. Here is the address: Sao Tern Moeng 3835 Hamilton Street # 301 Hyattsville, MD 20781 (301)927-6588 (Home) (301)864-1411 (Work) Regards, Zaw Zaw (Free Burma)